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Salva Kiir arrives in Khartoum today to meet president Al-Bashir |
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
 The First vice President and the President of the Government of Southern Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayarditt, is expected to arrive in
Khartoum today to meet with President of the
Republic of
Sudan , Omar Al-Bashir. Salva Kiir is also expected to release a statement later today.
Meanwhile, the Vice president of the Government of South Sudan Dr. Riak Machar assured upon his arrival in
Juba that President Al Bashir had agreed to resolve the six outstanding issues in the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement which were raised by the SPLM Political Bureau meeting in
Juba.
Meanwhile, the Minister of culture and Information in the Government of South Sudan, Samson Kwaje, denied reports that the SPLM has rejoined the Government of the National Unity.
Mr Kwaje, who is also the spokesperson of the Government of Southern Sudan, told MIRAYA FM that, though there was a breakthrough in the crisis in the approval of reshuffle, there are still other outstanding issues.
Reports had earlier said that the SPLM has ordered its ministers back to the Government of the National Unity, one week after the suspension of their participation.
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